Educational Resources
7 Steps to a Healthy Heart
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Educational Resources
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ABC Familial Hypercholesterolemia Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an inherited cause of high cholesterol and leads to premature coronary heart disease. FH can be detected in childhood. If treated properly, heart disease caused by FH can be prevented. FH is caused by a genetic variant inherited from one or rarely both parents (…You are born with it!). Regardless of who you are or where you or your family members come from, FH is present in 1 out of 250 individuals. It is caused by a genetic variant inherited from one or rarely both parents (You are born with it!). Because this condition is inherited, a parent with FH has a 50% chance of passing on the condition to a child. Click Here to Download |
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Cooking for Your Heart and Soul Simple, delicious, plant-based recipes you can make to help keep your heart healthy. Click Here to Download |
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Women and Heart Disease Over 44 million women are currently living with some form of cardiovascular disease. This guide has information to help you understand heart disease and its risk factors, tips for healthy eating and increasing your activity level, and support for making heart healthy choices.This guide includes informative videos and print tools that can support your efforts to lead a heart healthy life. There are links to additional resources to offer more support for you and your family. Click Here to Download |
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Adult Vaccination Even though vaccines have reduced or eliminated many infectious diseases that were once harmful or deadly, thousands of adults in the U.S. are still susceptible because they have not been vaccinated. This informative guide will give you what you need to know about protecting your health. Click Here to Download |
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Preventing Blood Clots After Knee or Hip Replacement Surgery This resource guide provides resources to physicians, hospitals, and patients to increase awareness of who is at risk for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) after knee or hip replacement surgery, what symptoms to look for, and what can be done to prevent DVT and PE. Click Here to Download |
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Venous Thromboembolism This patient guide is designed to provide you with information and resources to better understand venous thromboembolism (VTE) and how it impacts your health. You’ll also learn about deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), and their signs, symptoms and treatment. This guide includes informative videos and print tools to help you find out more. Click Here to Download |